Measuring-pump



(No Model.)

F; HARRIS. Measuring Pump.

Patehted Aug. 31,1880.

INVENTR I f u fi ATTRNEYS.

UNITEDV STATES PATENT OFFICE.

" YFRADELsHoN HARRIS, 0F RocKPoR'r, ILLINOIS.

MEASURING-PUMP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 231,795, dated August31, 1880. Application filed May 25, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom @t may concern'.-

Be it known that I, FRADELsI'IoN HARRIS, of Rockport, in the county ofPike and State of Illinois, have invented a new and ImprovedMeasuring-Pump and I dohcreby declare that the following isa full,clear, and exact description of the same,reference being` had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a front elevation with the basin and the lower part of thepump-cylinder broken ont. Fig. 2 is a side view with the pump-cylinder,tray, and spout in section. Fig. 3 is a side view of the workingdevices, showing the opposite side from Fig. 2.

My invention relates to` an improved measuring-pump designed to draw outall the fluid from a barrel and to correctly measure molasses, oil, orany other liquids, and to dispense with oil-tanks, mcasuresLfunnels, andtapping devices. To this end my invention consists in the peculiarconstructionof the pump; also, in the peculiar vcombination of the pumpwith registering devices, and in the peculiar construction of anextensible spout adapted to connect the discharge pipe of the pump withvarious lengths of jug or can, as hereinafter fully described.

In the drawings, A represents the pump, and B the tray. This tray isformed of a plain wooden table, a, having in front an arched support, b,and in 'the rear a set'screw, c, by which it is fixed to the barrel andadjusted to a horizon tal position, the arched support straddling thecurve of the barrel and the setscrew biting the barrel, so tionary andadjust it to a horizontal position. Upon this table is formed a shallowsheetmetal basin, d, in which the cans, jugs, or receptacles for theliquid are placed, and the inclosed sides of which basin any drip oroverflow. At the rear end of this basin is arranged avertical tube,c,extending through the table a toa considerable distance below the basin,and adapted to enter the bunghole of the barrel. Between this tube e andthe basin d'communicatijon is made through a hole, f, by which thecollected drippings in the basin nd their waydown the tube eand backinto the barrel again. Into this tube e the ltom of the barrel.

as to hold the table sta-` serve to collect graduated dial.

pump-cylinder is inserted, and by the same it is held in an erectposition, in connection with points g g on its lower end, which are madeto fix themselves into the wood of the bottom side of the barrel.

The pump-cylinder fits snuglyin the tube e, and to give room for the drippings in the basin to nd passage to the barrel the periphery of thepump-cylinder opposite the opening fis indented or channeledlongitudinally, as shown at L.

With respect to the construction ofthe pump, it is provided at its lowerend with one or more holes, t', over which fits and plays an inwardly- 65 openin g disk-valve, j, havin g a stein which protrudes through thelower end of the cylinder and carries ahead, and around which stem, andbetween which head and the end of the cylin-` der, a spiral spring, k,is arranged, whose tension serves to hold the valve down to close theopening. The action of this stemand spring is protected by the points gg, which project below the same and hold it away from the bot- Thepiston is colnposed of an elastic ring, L, clamped between the flanges mm by a nut, n, and has openingso through the same, over which closes adisk-valve, p, which is forced downwardly by a spiral spring, q,encompassing the piston-rod 9'. This piston-rod extends through theclosed end of the pump-cylinder, and is jointed to a pitman, s,connected with 4a crank, t,on the shaft u. This shaft is a shorthorizontal one, journaled in a bearing in an upwardlyextending post, o,mounted on the pum p-cyliuder, and at its outer end said. shaft isprovided with a crank-arm, w, for turning the same. On the outside ofthis pos is a graduated disk, a', offset from the said post and fixed tothe same at its lower side by a bolt, and stayed at its top side by anotch which receives the short shaft u. Between this diskl and the postis placed a ratchet-wheehy, which carries on the outside of the disk anindex hand, y, which moves over the face of the This ratchet-wheel isplaced in such proximity tothe shaft u that a tappet, z, on said shaftstrikes the ratchet-wheel and moves it one tooth at every revolution ofthe shaft u or complete stroke of the piston.

Now, the capacity of the cylinder and stroke` IOO I OA

' is to receive it, the discharge-spout ofthe pump of the piston beingrelatively proportioned to discharge a gi ven amount-a gill,for instanceit will be seen that the number of revolutions and number of gillsdischarged will be registered by the movement of the index-hand over thedial-face, which is marked oft' in gills, pints, and quarts, or otherquantities.

In order to dispense with the funnel ordinarily employed, and to directthe discharge of the liquid directly into the receptacle which iscarried to an elevated point high enough to. allow the interpositionbetween the spout and the tray below of the largest receptacleordinarily used to receive that kind of liquid.

Then, to adapt the spout to direct the discharging stream directly intovessels of shorter length,there are suspended upon the end ofthe rigidspout several telescopic sections, a a2,

the lowest one of which sections has a flange, b, fitting overv themouth of the vessel into which the liquor is to be discharged, and asmall neck, c', which enters the said vessel and prevents spilling.These telescopic sections l are connected by inturned flanges at theirnpper ends and outtur'ned flanges at their lower ends, which 'limit therange of movement andA form a permanent extensible spout.

30 1I The-combination of the pump-cylinder having a longitudinalindentation. h, and the basin d, having tube c, with a hole, f, in thesame adapted to carry the drip down t-he tube, as set forth.

2. The pump A, having a support orvpost, e, a shaft, u, connected withthe piston-rod and provided with a crank and having a tooth or tappet,z, the dial-disk x, oiset from the post and carrying between it and thepost a toothed wheel connected with an index-hand, y, all combinedsubstantially as and for the purpose described. j

3. The combination, with the dischargespout of a pump, of a set oftelescopic tubular sections having inturned tianges at their upper endsand ontturned flanges at theirlower ends, forming a permanent extensiblespout, substanti all y as and for the purpose described.

FRADELSHON HARRIS.

Witnesses Moses D. GREENA/Rn, J Aeon BAMBACH.

